Syl was sampled by everyone from Public Enemy and Wu-Tang Clan to Kanye West.
Syl Johnson, the veteran R&B voice behind the 1967 classic “Different Strokes” and an indelible underground influence on the hip-hop community, has died. He was 85.
The Holly Springs, Mississippi native’s family confirmed his death Sunday in a statement. No cause official cause of death has been disclosed at this time. “It is with extreme sadness that our family announces the passing of Soul & Blues Hall of Fame legend Syl Johnson ,” histo Pitchfork. “Dad, Brother, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Uncle, Friend & Artist, he lived his life as a singer, musician, and entrepreneur who loved black music.”
Johnson made a musical name for himself throughout the 1960s and ’70s, recording soul and blues tracks for the
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